By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Southwest Airlines’ substantial changes to its business and boarding process are coming – but not for a while. Open seating isn’t going away for more than a year. The airline said on Thursday that its passengers will be able to book a reserved seat in late 2025
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — A terrifying coyote attack was caught on camera at the San Fernando Valley home of rocker Tommy Lee and his wife Brittany Furlan. Video posted by Furlan shows the couple’s two dogs out by the backyard pool when a coyote
Continue ReadingCNN By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — A terrifying coyote attack was caught on camera at the San Fernando Valley home of rocker Tommy Lee and his wife Brittany Furlan. Video posted by Furlan shows the couple’s two dogs out by the backyard pool when a
Continue ReadingBy MIKE ANDERSON Click here for updates on this story CLEARFIELD, Utah (KSL) — Some people say you can’t fight city hall, but an 11-year-old in Clearfield did, and won. Not an actual fight, but an example of speaking up rather than stewing silently in disagreement. 11-year-old Rosili Olsen helped design a new playground, and
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A smiling elephant seal, a stuck squirrel and a contemplative chimpanzee are among the images shortlisted for this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. There are 40 images, four portfolio entries and three video entries that made the shortlist for this year’s competition, according to a statement from organizers on
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hoda Kotb, a fixture at NBC for more than two decades, says she will leave her morning perch on the “Today” show early next year, telling staffers “it’s time.” In a memo to her team — and later in an emotional on-air reveal Thursday — Kotb said her
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Five years ago this Halloween, Home Depot introduced a 12-foot-tall skeleton. It was during the pandemic, and people who were stuck at home looking for community entertainment embraced the skeleton, known by fans as Skelly. Now there are versions available at lots of stores, and retailers large and small are racing to get
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials say new fighting has hit Sudan’s capital as the death toll jumps up from the country’s cholera outbreak. Sudan’s military launched an operation in the early hours of Thursday aimed at taking control of areas of Khartoum that had been in the hands of its enemy, the paramilitary Rapid
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We hit 114 yesterday, tying a 1947 heat record for the date. Today, highs again expect to meet or exceed record levels, so be prepared for hot weather to continue. High pressure remains the central feature on the weather map, keeping temperatures hotter than normal through much of next week. Presently, an Excessive Heat Warning
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — A regional court in East Africa is hearing a case filed by Congo against neighboring Rwanda, accusing it of violating Congo’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by sending troops to help rebels in the country’s east. Congo alleges that Rwandan forces have been involved in aggression and war crimes in
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The final four of the 2024 WNBA playoffs are set. The first round of the postseason concluded on Wednesday, with the Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx booking their spots in the semifinals. Here’s everything you need to know about which squads are moving on, and which
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By Lex Harvey, Yumi Asada and Hanako Montgomery, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A pair of blood-spattered trousers in a miso tank and an allegedly forced confession helped send Iwao Hakamata to death row in the 1960s. Now, more than five decades later, the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner has had his name cleared, according to public
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El papa Francisco tomó la inusual decisión este miércoles de expulsar a 10 personas —un obispo, sacerdotes y laicos— de un problemático movimiento católico en Perú tras una investigación del Vaticano que descubrió abusos “sádicos” de poder, autoridad y espiritualidad. La medida contra la dirección del Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, o Sodalitium
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in four months. The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for jobless claims fell by 4,000 to 218,000 for the week of Sept. 21. That’s fewer than the 224,000 analysts were expecting. The four-week average of claims,
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy expanded at a healthy 3% annual pace from April through June, boosted by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said, leaving its previous estimate unchanged. The nation’s gross domestic product — the nation’s total output of goods and services — picked up sharply in
Continue Reading Andrea Gomez (CNN) — Los científicos descubrieron un rinoceronte lanudo tan bien conservado en el permafrost ruso durante más de 32.000 años que su piel y pelaje aún están intactos. Este rinoceronte lanudo murió cuando tenía unos cuatro años y esa edad, combinada con su buen estado de conservación, permitió a los científicos aprender más
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — Mientras la mayoría de las economías de América del Sur cumplirán tres años de crecimiento ininterrumpido de su producto interno bruto (PIB), Argentina encadenará dos períodos de retracción de su producción total anual, con el agravante de que, según las proyecciones en 2024, sería la única economía del subcontinente en
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Goths, rejoice: At long last, The Cure has released new music. “Alone,” its first new song in 16 years, premiered on Mary Anne Hobbs’ BBC 6 Music radio show Thursday morning. The English band has also announced a new album, which releases November 1. The Cure teased the
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This week, students from the Palm Valley School are raising awareness for banned books with a campaign called #BreaktheTape Anais Lee, Mirabelle Lee and Abby Assefa are all a part of the Golden State Readers, a youth-led organization of California freedom to read advocates, and they’re heading the campaign at their school. The Break the
Continue ReadingNIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Prosecutors in military junta-ruled Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso launched investigations on Wednesday against the French journalist and researcher Wassim Nasr into what they called his “apology of terrorism” and “complicity” in alleged terrorist acts, in the latest action against the Western media. Nasr, who works for the French broadcaster France
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